Stewart Ginn (actor)

Radio

Stewart Ginn first became known in radio, after playing the main role in The Air Adventures of Hop Harrigan (1954),^[2] among other roles.

Stage

Ginn then became a stage actor, his credits including Sidney Howard's They Knew What They Wanted with Zoe Caldwell in 1953^[3]and His Excellency with Barry Humphries in 1954,^[4] the latter winning him an Erik Kuttner Award. In 1954, he appeared in productions of The Heiress with Zoe Caldwell^[5] and Garson Kanin's Born Yesterday with Zoe Caldwell and Ray Lawler.^[6] He performed in Shakespeare's Henry V at the 1964 Adelaide Festival of Arts, alongside John Bell, Dennis Olsen, Anna Volska and Max Meldrum.^[7] He also appeared in John Mortimer's Lunch Hour in 1965, Eugene O'Neill's A Moon for the Misbegotten, alongside Ron Haddrick in 1966^[8] and Arthur Miller's The Price (1970).^[9]

Television

In 1959, Ginn appeared in the television play They Were Big, They Were Blue, They Were Beautiful and went on to appear in further television plays such as The Big Killing, playing Inspector Fowler in 1965.^[10]

Between 1966 and 1968 he appeared as Peregrine Nancarrow in the television comedy My Name's McGooley, What's Yours?, alongside Gordon Chater, John Meillon and Judi Farr. In 1968 he won a Penguin Award as Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Nancarrow.^[11] That same year he reprised his role as Nancarrow in the spin-off series Rita and Wally.

He also appeared in television programs such as Homicide, Matlock Police, The Long Arm, Division 4, Spyforce and Birds in the Bush, and in the 1971 feature film Demonstrator.^[12]

Film

Television